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Artifact Number:
 1997.146.015

Object:
Replica
SHARK TOOTH WEAPON

Material:
 wood, shark tooth, breadfruit (?) gum or sap

Dimensions:
 (L) 77 cm

Origin:
 Oahu, Hawaii, Polynesia

Comments:
 PERIOD/DATE=modern reproduction; HISTORICAL ASSOC/DOCUMENTATION=see NHCAP files; SPECIFIC VERNACULAR NAME=shark tooth weapon (pahoa); FUNCTION CLASSIFICATION=1.7 fighting & warfare; MODIFICATION TECHNIQUE=cut, drilled, sanded, polished, glued; MAKER=John Kessler;



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